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George Herbert Quotes - Page 50

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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife. [He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]

He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife. [He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]

Knives, Giving, Littles

He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.348

He carries well, to whom it waighes not. [He carries well, to whomit weighs not.]

Wells, Carrie

He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.

Sea, Suffering

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.350

He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.317

He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.

Fists, Wedges

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.344

He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.

Shining

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.350

He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.317

He plaies well that winnes. [He plays well that wins.]

Winning, Play, Wells

He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.

Long, Waiting, Rope

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.293

He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.

Quitting, Wells

George Herbert (1862). “The Works of George Herbert: In Prose and Verse”

The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians in sutes.

Christian, Easter, Moors

George Herbert (1861). “The poetical works of George Herbert and Reginald Heber: With memoirs. Eight engravings on steel”, p.252

Least at thine own things laugh.

Laughter, Laughing

He that riseth first, is first drest.

Firsts

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.298

He that seekes trouble never misses. [He that seeks trouble never misses.]

Missing, Trouble

He that sends a foole expects one.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.357

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

Wages, Wells, Asks

George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.247

He that serves, must serve.

George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.247

He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.

Friday, Sunday

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.336

He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.337

He that staies does the businesse.

Doe

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.324

He that studies his content, wants it.

Want, Study

George Herbert (1871). “The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum”, p.221

He that talkes much of his happinesse summons griefe.

George Herbert (1874). “The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose”, p.357

He that tells a secret is anothers servant. [He that tells a secret is another's servant.]

Secret, Servant

George Herbert, William Jerdan (1853). “The Works of the Rev. George Hebert”, p.383

He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.

Thinking

George Herbert, Christopher Harvey, George Gilfillan (1857). “The poetical works of George Herbert”, p.324

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